diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 271f703..d956e21 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package settings
 
 import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
-	"syscall"
 )
 
 type Settings struct {
@@ -29,17 +28,6 @@ type Resources struct {
 	Log    string `yaml:"log" json:"log"`
 }
 
-// Flimit defines the max number of watched files
-func (s *Settings) Flimit() {
-	var rLimit syscall.Rlimit
-	rLimit.Max = s.Config.Flimit
-	rLimit.Cur = s.Config.Flimit
-	err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rLimit)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.Fatal("Error Setting Rlimit", err)
-	}
-}
-
 // Read from the configuration file
 func (s *Settings) Read(out interface{}) error {
 	content, err := s.Stream(s.Resources.Config)